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REGIMENTAL  MEMORANDUM  BOOK. 


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[Benedict  Arnold's  Regimental  Memorandum  Book,  written  while  at 
Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point  in  1775,  was  some  years  ago  in  thf  poHKcs- 
eion  of  a  lady  living  in  the  western  part  of  Pennsylvania.  Since  tliut  lime 
it  has  been  lost,  but  before  this  happened,  Prof.  W.  H.  B.  Thomas  trun- 
Bcribcd  it,  and  we  are  indebted  to  him  for  the  use  of  his  copy  for  publicatiun. 
The  events  of  which  it  treats  are  among  the  moat  important  in  the 
annals  of  the  Revolution,  while  the  subsequent  career  of  its  writer  gives  a 
monrnfnl  interest  to  all  connected  with  that  portion  of  his  life  in  which  his 
devotion  to  his  country  was  unquestioned.  It  has  been  said  that  depriving 
him  of  commnnd  on  the  lakes  "  was  the  first  of  a  series  of  acts  of  injustice 
which  resulted  in  his  inexcusable  crime."  We  cannot  agree  with  this  con- 
clnsion.  His  own  self-wilfulness  was  the  cause  of  his  removal,  and  led 
eventually  to  hia  everlasting  disgrace.  It  would  be  an  act  of  insignificance 
to  reflect  on  one  who  has  fallen  so  low  in  human  estimation  as  Arnold  has, 
were  it  not  that  the  brilliant  qualities  he  at  times  dispkyeit  are  calcniated 
to  make  us  lose  sight  of  a  violent  and  unprincipled  nature,  which  would 
cause  the  downfall  of  any  man  who  possessed  it,  and  attribute  his  short- 
comings  to  disappointments  engendered  by  the  injustice  and  narrow, 
mindedness  of  the  authorities  he  served.  That  our  readers  may  understand 
the  circumstances  under  which  the  following  memorandums  were  written,  we 
will  as  briefly  as  possible  review  those  which  led  Arnold  to  Ticonderoga 
and  to  his  removal  from  command. 

Immediately  after  the  battle  of  Lexington,  he  marched  from  New  Haven 
for  Boston  with  a  company  of  militia  he  commanded.  On  the  way  he  met 
Samuel  Holden  Parsons,  who  was  returning  to  Hartford  from  Oxford,  Mass. 
The  latter  was  deeply  concerne*',  regarding  '•  the  defenceless  state"  of  the 
camp  at  Cambridge,  and  the  want  of  heavy  cannon  for  the  siege  of  Boston. 
Arnold  gave  him  an  account  of  the  state  of  Ticonderoga,  and  told  bim 
"that  a  great  number  of  brass  cannon  were  there."  It  does  not  appear 
from  the  evidence  we  have  that  either  party  then  proposed  that  an  attempt 
should  be  made  to  capture  these  stores.  It  would  be  fair  to  presume  from 
what  we  know  of  Arnold  that  he  would  have  coupled  such  a  proposition  with 
the  information  he  communicated  to  Parsons,  and  in  the  absence  of  anything 
to  the  contrary  the  credit  of  having  done  so  should  be  accorded  to  him.  He 
never,  however,  claimed  having  first  conceived  the  idea,  and  Parsons  wrote 
on  June  2, 1776,  after  describing  his  interview  with  Arnold,  in  the  words 
we  have  quoted :  "  On  my  arrival  at  Hartford,  Col.  Sam.  Wyllys,  Mr.  Deane, 


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and  myself  ^r«<  andortook  and  projected  taking  that  !>  rt  [Ticonderogo],  and 
will)  the  usHJHtancc  of  three  other  persons  procnred  money,  men,  etc.,  and  sent 
out  on  this  expedition  without  any  consultation  with  Assembly  or  others." 
This  piirty  was  organized  the  latter  part  of  April.  As  soou  as  Arnold 
arrived  at  Cambridge,  he  proposed  to  the  Massachusetts  Committee  of 
Safety  a  scheme  similar  to  that  which  Parsons  had  set  upon  foot,  and  on 
May  3d  was  commissioned  as  colonel  with  authority  to  enlist  a  body  of  men 
not  exceeding  400  in  number  t)  carry  out  his  designs.  These  troops  were  to 
be  raised  in  the  western  part  of  Massachusetts  and  the  neighborhood,  and 
Arnold  at  once  repaired  to  Htockbridge.  There  he  learned  that  the  Con- 
necticut leaders  had  gone  forward  to  surprise  the  fort,  with  the  intention 
of  calling  to  their  assistance  the  inhabitants  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Grants.  Leaving  an  officer  to  enlist  men.  us  directed  by  the  Massachusetts 
Committoc,  Arnold  pushed  on  and  overtook  the  Connecticut  party  at  Cas- 
tleton.  It  then  cqusisted  of  a  small  number  from  Connecticut,  a  portion  of 
a  Massachusetts  regiment  under  Colonel  James  Easton,  and  the  Green 
Mountain  Hoya  under  Ethan  Allen.  Arnold  exhibited  his  commission,  and 
in  an  imperious  manner  claimed  command  of  the  expedition,  informing  the 
officers  that  they  "  had  no  proper  orders."  The  men  heard  of  the  dispute, 
and  threatened  to  return  home  if  their  leaders  allowed  themselves  to  bo 
superseded.  Their  conduct  had  the  effect  of  quieting  Arnold,  and  ho 
accompanied  them  as  a  volunteer.  After  the  fort  wus  taken  ho  acain 
pressed  his  claims,  but  they  were  disregarded,  and  the  Connecticut  (\m- 
mittee  gave  Allen  command  of  the  fort.  The  first  entry  in  the  Memoran- 
dum Book  evinces  the  chagrin  Arnold  felt  at  the  treatment  he  had  received. 
In  his  letters  to  the  Continental  Congress  and  to  the  Massachusetts  Com- 
mittee  of  Safety,  he  intimated  that  he  had  agreed  with  Allen  ihat  all  orders 
should  be  issued  by  them  jointly,  but  the  testimony  of  the  Connecticut  Com- 
mittee is  overwhelmingly  to  the  contrary.  They  wrote  to  the  Massachusetts 
Congress  that  he  cnnsed  them  much  difficulty.  That  while  he  claimed 
authority  to  command  he  had  not  enlisted  one  man,  nor  did  they  know 
that  he  could  do  so.  Arnold's  pretensions  seem  to  have  been  based  npon 
prospective  grounds.  He  appears  to  have  thought  that  the  troops  which 
would  surely  follow  him  should  entitle  his  commission  to  an  immediate  recog- 
nition. This  might  with  some  reason  have  been  expected  from  Easton  and 
his  men  who  were  from  Massachusetts,  but  why  troops  from  Connectitut  and 
the  New  Hampshire  Grants,  paid  by  Connecticut,  and  engaged  in  an  expedi- 
tion against  a  fortress  in  New  York,  should  feel  called  upon  to  acknowledge 
a  Massachusetts  commission  we  are  unable  to  understand.  Bnt  Arnold  was 
a  man  who,  throughout  his  whole  life,  interpreted  the  circumstances  with 
which  he  was  confronted  so  as  to  make  them  accord  with  his  own  views. 

Four  days  after  the  capture  of  the  fort  a  small  body  of  men,  who  had  been 
eilisted  under  the  authority  given  to  Arnold,  arrived  at  Ticonderoga.  They 
(ume  by  way  of  Skenesborough.  and  brought  with  them  a  captured  sloop. 
With  this  little  force  he  fitted  out  an  expedition  against  St,  John.    There 


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he  secured  somo  valuable  stores,  and  destroyed  a  number  of  battraux.  His 
coniniuiid  wus  subsequeutlj  increased  until  it  numbered  one  hundred  and 
fifty  men.  With  these  he  took  post  at  Crown  Point,  whii-h  had  been  cup- 
tund  a  few  days  after  Jiconduroga,  organized  a  fleet  and  begun  to  send 
cannon  to  Cambridge.  As  his  importance  rose  Allen's  waned.  The  Green 
Mountain  Koys  soou  returned  to  their  homes,  and  on  May  2Tth  Arnold  wrote 
that  Allen  "had  entirely  given  up  command." 

Arnold's  exertions  at  t'.iis  time  were  certainly  of  great  value  to  thecaase 
of  Indt  pendence.  Ho  was  not  only  carrying  out  the  chief  objects  in  view 
when  the  expedition  against  the  fort  was  projected,  but  was  strenpthening 
all  the  posts  taken  to  prevent  their  being  recaptured.  The  expediency  of 
an  expedition  against  Canada  was  also  suggested  to  him,  and  cmissarie" 
were  enccaged  to  learn  how  fur  the  inhabitants  of  tiiat  province  symputliizeu 
with  the  colonies  represented  in  Congress.  Hud  he  hud  authority  for  whut 
he  was  doing,  or  had  ho  acted  upon  his  own  judgment  in  the  absence  of  any 
authority  to  the  contrary,  nothing  but  credit  could  be  awarded  to  him.  Hut 
the  more  closely  the  reader  examines  into  the  subject,  the  more  thoroughly 
will  ho  be  convinced  that  Arnold's  conduct  amounted  to  insubordination, 
and  that  had  all  who  chanced  to  find  themselves  situated  as  he  was— removed 
from  the  immediate  presence  of  their  superiors— acted  with  like  indepen- 
dence,  all  organized  op^)osition  to  Parliamentary  oppression  would  have 
crumbled  into  dust. 

The  capture  of  Ticonderoga,  indeed,  appears  to  have  startled  the  country 
as  much  as  did  the  battle  of  Lexington,  And  what  to  do  with  the  prize  was 
a  question  of  serious  importance.     As  soon  as  the  Provincial  Congress  of 
Massachusetts  learned  that  it  had  been  effected   by  troops  in  the  pay  of 
Connecticut,  they  surrendered  all  jurisdiction  in  the  matter  to  thut  colony, 
and  in  a  letter  to  its  Assembly  asked  that  any  cannon  that  could  bo  spared 
should  be  sent  to  Cambridge,  suggesting  that  Arnold  should  be  appointed 
to  bring  them,  as  that  would  likely  settle  any  dispute  that  might  have 
occurred  about  rank.    To  Arnold  they  sent  a  copy  of  this  letter,  and  on  the 
22d  of  May  told  him  that  their  attention  was  so  occupied  with  affairs  at 
Boston,  that  they  had  asked  Connecticut  to  attend  to  those  at  Ticonderoga. 
The  members  of  the  General  Congress  at  Philadelphia  approved  of  the 
capture  when  they  heard  of  it,  but  as  they  had  not  then  taken  any  steps 
towards  the  formation  of  the  Continental  Army,  they  recommended  the 
authorities  of  New  York,  in  whose  territory  the  fortress  stood,  and  who  had 
applied  to  them  for  advice,  to  take  charge  of  it,  and  to  ask  what  assistance 
was  necessary  from  the  neighboring  colonies.    New  York,  not  feeling  that 
she  could  give  the  matter  the  prompt  attention  required,  asked  the  Govern- 
ment of  Connecticut  to  garrison  the  post  and  appoint  a  suitable  person  to 
command  until  she  could  furnish  the  necessary  troops.     Acting  upon  this 
invitation,  Governor  Trumbull   directed  Colonel   Hinman  to  proceed  to 
Ticonderoga  with  one  thousand  men.    When  Hinman  arrived  there,  Arnold 
would  not  yield  up  his  command,  but  compelled  him  to  receive  his  order* 


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Up  to  this  time  Arnold  had  retained  the  oonfldcnco  and  reopect  of  the 
rulers  or  MassnchuRottH  and  Connecticut.  It  was  not  possible,  uutvever,  for 
the  Congress  of  Mussachnsetts  to  overlook  his  wilful  disregard  of  their 
wishes  that  affairs  on  the  lakes  should  be  under  the  direction  of  Connec- 
ticut, and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  proceed  to  Crown  Point,  with  power 
to  inquire  into  his  conduct,  examine  his  accounts,  discharge  him  from  the 
service  if  it  saw  fit,  and  to  insist  upon  his  serving  under  Ilinman  if  his 
commission  was  continued.  "  When  the  Congress  of  the  colony  of  Mus«u- 
chuseltH  Bay,"  wrote  Walter  Spooner  to  Governor  Trumbull, "  were  informed 
that  your  Uovcrnment  had  sent  Colonel  Hinman  to  Lake  Champlain  with  a 
thousand  men  to  defend  the  important  posts  there,  it  was  with  the  deepest 
concern  that  they  saw  that  he  was  not  commander-in-chief  of  those  fortresseH 
and  their  appendages,  and  immediately  dispatched  a  committee  whereof  I 
have  the  honor  to  be  chairman  to  let  the  commander  of  their  forces  know, 
that  it  was  t'  e  expect  ition  of  our  Congress,  that  the  commander-in-chief  of 
the  Connecticut  forces  should  be  over  our  officerb  ^nd  privates." 

When  the  committee  showed  their  instructions  to  Arnold,  he  was,  to  use 
the  moderate  language  of  their  report,  "  greatly  disconcerted,  and  declared 
he  would  not  bo  second  in  command  to  any  person  whomsoever,  and  after 
some  time  contemplating  upon  the  matter  resigned  his  post  .  .  .  and  at 
the  same  time  ordered  his  men  to  be  disbanded."  His  letter  of  resignutinn 
was,  to  say  the  least,  disrespectful  in  the  extreme,  and,  if  we  are  to  beliere 
the  testimony  of  the  committee  and  others,  his  conduct  was  deserving  of  the 
most  severe  censure.  It  is  stated  positively  that  Arnold  and  some  of  his 
men  got  on  board  of  their  vessels,  drew  out  into  the  lake,  and  fired  upon  the 
committee  as  they  were  returning  from  Crown  Point  to  Ticoiideroga,  and  that 
officers  who  went  from  the  latter  place  to  endeavor  to  persuade  the  men  to 
re-enlist,  were  by  Arnold's  orders  confined  on  the  vessels  and  guarded  by 
men  with  fixed  bayonets  for  half  a  day. 

The  entries  in  the  original  manuscript  are  not  in  all  cases  in  chronological 
order.  That  they  may  be  better  understood,  we  have  printed  them  so, 
and  have  indicated  by  footnotes  the  position  of  each  part  in  the  original. 
— Ed.  or  Mao.] 

May  lOM.  When  Mr.  Allen,  finding  he  had  a  strong  party, 
and  being  impatient  to  control,  and  taking  umbrage  at  my 
forbiding  the  people  to  plunder,  he  assumed  the  entire  com- 
mand, and  I  was  not  consulted  for  four  days,  which  time  I 
spent  in  the  Garrison. 

N.  B.  As  a  private  person  often  insulted  by  him  and  his 
officers,  often  threatened  with  my  life,  and  twice  shot  at  by 
his  men  with  their  Fusees. 


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Tliie  day  Colonel  Eaton'  taking  umbrage  at  my  refusing 
his  Li.  (Julonol's  ....  [commission?]  set  oif  for  tlio 
Congress  with  an  announced  intention  to  injure  me  all  in 
his  power. 

Sunday  Wth.*  The  Schooner  Liberty  arrived  at  Tioonderoga 
from  Skeusbo.*  with  Captain  Brown  Oswald*  and  about  60 
men  enlisted  on  the  road.  We  immediately  fixed  her  with 
four  carriage,  and  six-swivel  guns,  and  proceeded  to  Crown 
Point  with  60  men  in  the  Schooner,  and  one  Battoe  with 
two  Swivels  where  we  arrived  the  16"'. 

N.  B.  Dispatched  Mr.  Brown  to  Albany,  and  sent  forward 
provisions,  f. 

Tuesday  \%th.  Left  Crown  Point  for  St.  Johns  with  a  head 
wind,  and  beat  as  far  as  Split  Rock  that  night. 

Next  day. 

Wednesday  Vlth.  Wind  being  fair  proceeded  within  80 
miles  of  St.  John  at  point  Au  Fare,  when,  being  cautioned, 
we  nianed  out  two  Battoes  with  85  men,  and  after  rowing 
all  night  arrived  at  St.  John's  Six  Oclock  Thursday  morning, 
where  we  surprised  and  took  a  Sergeant  and  his  party  of  12. 
men  the  Kings  Sloop  of  70.  tons  6.  brass  six-pounders,  and 
seven  men.  9.  large  Battoes,  4  of  which,  being  out  of  repair 
we  destroyed,  the  others  brought  away.  The  wind  springing 
up  fair  at  9  Oc'k  weighed  Anchor  and  stood  up  the  Lake, 
and  at  noon  met  Colonel  Allen,  and  his  part  of  100  mad 

'  James  Bastoo. 

*  Arnold  wrote,  under  this  date,  to  the  Massachusetts  Committee  of  Safety : 
"  Mr.  Allen's  party  is  decreasing,  and  the  dispute  between  us  subsiding.  I 
am  extremely  sorry  matters  have  not  been  transacted  with  more  prudence 
and  judgment.  I  have  done  everything  in  my  power,  and  put  up  with  many 
insults  to  preserve  peace  and  serve  the  public,  f  hope  soon  to  be  properly 
released  from  this  troublesome  business,  that  tome  more  proper  person  may 
be  appointed  in  my  room."  His  lett*  will  Ue  found  in  Force's  Awwrican 
Archives,  4th  series,  vul.  ii.  584. 

*  Skenesborough.  It  is  spelled  in  a  number  of  ways  throughout  the  manu- 
script. 

*  Captains  Brown  and  Oswald.  The  former  was  probably  Jonathan 
Brown.  See  Arnold's  letter  of  May  19,  Amtriean  Archives,  4th  series, 
voi.  ii.  645. 


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fellows  goinj?  to  take  posseBsion  of  St.  Johns,  and  not  being 
ttblo  to  pursuado  liiui  from  so  luab  u  purpiiso,  supplied  him 
with  provirtions  A*".' 

1775.  Friday,  May  19<A.  At  4.  A.  M.  crossed  Cumberland 
Bay  with  the  Sloop  and  Schooner,  and  at  8.  A.  M.  anchored 
at  Crown  Point  two  hours,  and  proceeded  to  Ticondcroga 
where  wo  arrived  at  5.  P.  M.,  and,  having  saluted  the  Fort, 
came  to  Anchor. 

Saturday  20lh.  Wore  employed  in  fixing  and  arming  the 

Schooner. 

JV.  B.  Dispatched  Capt.  Oswald,  to  Connecticut,  and  Cap- 
tail!  Brown  to  Cambridge  with  advice,  taking  the  Sloop,  A". 

Sunday  21st.  Kodo  out  two  miles  to  the  mills  to  engage  a 
qmmtity  of  plank  for  carriage  boards  and  Battows  to  carry 
the  cannon  over  Lake  George.  When  at  the  landing  re, 
ceived  advice  of  Colonel  Allen's  Depot  at  St.  Johns,  and 
return  with  a  loss  of  three  men,  which  in  least  did  not  sur- 
prise me,  as  it  happened  as  I  expected. 

Returned  to  the  Fort,  and  made  preparation  to  forward  to 
Crown  Point. 

Monday  22d.  Proceeded  from  Ticonderoga  to  Crown  Point, 
with  the  Sloop  and  Schooner,  and  about  eighty  men,  where 
we  arrived  before  night. 

Tuesday  2Sd.  All  hands  employed  at  fixing  the  Sloop, 
Schooner  &"  putting  them  in  the  best  posture  of  defence. 
About  noon  had  intelligence  from  one  Butterfield  of  Colonel 
Aliens  party,  who  was  left  behind,  that  he  left  St.  John's 
the  19"*  inst.  where  there  was  then  300  Regulars,  Canadians 
&*  making  all  ix)8sible  preparation  for  crossing  the  Lake,  on 
which  I  sent  Expresses  to  Fort  George  and  Skensborough 
for  the  people  to  muster  and  join  us.  At  6.  P.  M.  Mr.  Adams 
who  left  St.  Johns  the  19'"  inst.  arrived  and  says  there  was 
only  120  men  who  attacked  Allen,  and  then  same  day 


•  Arnold's  letter,  written  from  Crown  Point,  May  19,  to  the  Mobs.  Com- 
mittee of  Safety,  gives  a  full  account  of  his  expedition  to  St.  .John's.  It 
was  carried  by  Captain  Brown,  as  mentioned  in  entry  of  the  20th. 


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marched  to  Chambly.'  When  they  wore  repairing  the  Fort, 
on  this  intolligouco,  I  sent  forward  to  countorniand  my  former 
Ordont.  N.  II.  Wrote  to  the  Genontl  AsHomhly  of  Connoc- 
ticut,  and  Oommittoo  Safety,  Cambridge. 

Thursday  Mth.*  All  hands  employed  in  arming  the  Sloop, 
and  Schooner.  Arrived  here  Col.  Webb,  Mr.  Dean,  Cupt. 
13ull,  and  sundry  gentlemen  and  seamen  from  Hartford. 

[Thursday]  2bth.  Mr.  Dean,  Col.  Webb,  A"  sot  out  for  Tic. 
Wind  proving  contrary  they  returned.  We  were  busy  get- 
ting down  some  cannon.  Mortars,  A"  clearing  out  the  N.  £* 
Redoubt,  A'=  and  arming  the  vessels. 

Saturday  21th.*  Were  joined  by  20  men  enlisted  by  Col. 
Allen  at  the  request  of  Col.  Webb,  these  are  the  whole  of 
his  party,  all  hands  employed  on  Quurd,  fixing  Sloop, 
Schooner,  A"  and  getting  down  Cannon. 

Sunday  28th.  Employed  on  the  Sloop  Schooner,  Guard, 
char*  Stores,  A"  A". 

Monday  29ih.  Employed  as  the  day  i»receding. 

Tuesday  ZOth.  Emi>loyod  as  the  two  preceding  doys  Received 
my  ...  .  Billof  an  £160.  from  Thomas  Wells  Dickerson, 
and  drew  on  the  Committee  Safety  for  the  balance  due  me 
£77  18,  4.« 

1775.  May  81.  Wednesday.  All  hands  were  employed  on 
Guard,  fixing  the  vessel  A"  30.  men  of  Capt.  Bulls  Company 
arrived  from  Stillwater  including  ofiicers. 

•  All  precedinfir  thlB  is  on  the  first  puge  of  the  orifi^nal  mannscript.  The 
first  entry  in  it  is  that  dated  May  I9th,  and  the  mannscript  continues  from 
there  as  printed  to  where  the  reference  to  this  rote  is  inserted.  The  entry 
dated  May  10th  begins  at  this  point,  and  what  t  lows  is  in  the  order  given 
above.  The  last  entry  on  the  page  is  that  of  the  17th,  and  after  it  a  page 
is  said  to  be  missing  in  the  original.  The  last  paragraph  of  the  first  printed 
entry  is  all  that  is  dated  May  10th.  What  precedes  it  in  the  original  closes 
that  of  the  23d. 

•  The  24th  came  on  Wednesday.  Tn  Arnold's  letter  of  the  26th,  he 
writes,  eight  gentlemen  having  arrived  from  Hartford,  who  are  seamen,  etc. 
etc.     See  Amert'can  Arrhiven,  4th  series,  vol.  ii.  p.  714. 

*  Tn  the  copy  from  which  we  print,  this  entry  is  dated  Thnrsday  26th  and 
Saturday  27th.    The  former  is  obviously  an  error. 

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N.  B.  Sent  a  Boat  with  Sergeant  Armstrong  with  5  men 
on  a  Scout  to  St.  Johns. 

Friday^  lat  June.  Arrived  here  part  of  Capt.  Wells  Camp,^ 
20  men  from  Cambridge  with  20.  men  including  oflScers. 
Arrived  here  Mr.  Henry  J.  Bogert  sent  by  tiie  Committee  of 
Safety  at  Albany  to  take  charge  of  tlieir  Stores  of  Provisions 
at  Fort  George,  and  an  inventory  of  Cannon  &*=  here,  sent  a 
boat  to  Raymonds  Saw-mills  for  Boards  to  repair  the  Bar- 
racks &",  a  number  of  men  employed  getting  down  Cannon 
15  men  were  employed  digging  in  the  ruins  of  the  old  Fort 
who  got  out  near  one  ton  of  Lead  and  Iron  Ball,  sent  a 
Battoe  Tic  with  Mr.  H.  J.  Bogert,  Mr.  Elphinston  the  Con- 
ductor hia  wife  and  seven  men  Captain  Henicks*  Camp. 

Friday  2d  June.  20  men  employed  in  getting  down  Can- 
non and  as  many  digging  for  Ball  &"  Our  Seamen  busy  in 
making  Sails  and  fixing  Battoe  Sent  a  Battoe  to  Onion 
River,  arrived  here  Lieut.  Garrison  from  Saratoga  with  10. 

men. 

Saturday  June  M.  20.  men  employed  getting  down  Cannon, 
digging  ball  &"  fixing  Battoes  and  8.  Carpenters  employed  in 
repairing  the  Barracks  received  2  »  feet  Boards  from  Ray- 
monds mill  441*.     10.  d.  »mils  from  Annis,'  and  sent  224»  to 
Tic  and  600  i^et  of  Board  to  repair  the  Barracks,  Took  into 
service  a  large  new  Battoe  of  Fensis  and  sent  her  to  Tic  for 
men  and  provisions.    Col.  Allen  left  this  and  went  to  Tic, 
arrived  Sergeant  Jonah  Sanborn  who  was  sent  out  on  a  Scout 
to  reccnoiter  the  28'"  of  May  who  when  about  two  miles 
below  He  Anow*  was  chased  and  fired  on  by  an  number  of 
people  in  two  Battoes,  say  20,  and  obliged  to  run  on  Shore. 
The  enemy  took  the  Cannon,  and  he  was  relieved  and  brought 
in  by  the  Canadians.    Sent  Capt.  M'Kenzie  in  his  Battoe  to 
Raymonds  mill  for  Boards. 

Received  on  Board  4hbl8:  Pork  for  Tic,  and  sent  2  into 
Store,  received Id  Nails  of  Watson.* 

I  Thursday.  •  Samuel  Herrick. 

»  Probably  Alvis.  *  Isle  Anx  Noix. 

•  Probably  John  Watson,  half-brother  of  W.  Gilliland,  a  large  land- 
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Sunday  4ih  June.  All  hands  employed  in  fixing  boats  to 
proceed  down  tlie  Lake.  Received  and  borrowed  of  Mc- 
intosh a  barrel  of  New  Run).  Took  on  board  from  the 
store  6.  Barrels  of  Flour,  and  One  Barrel  of  Peas.  Sent  a 
Boat  to  Raymonds  for  Ash  for  Oars  and  Troughs  for  the 
Guns.  At  10  A.  M.  the  Wind  sprang  up  to  tbe  Southward, 
the  whole  Garrison  were  paraded,  and  40  men  were  drafted 

out  to Garrison,  the  remainder  immediately  embarked 

to  No.  155  men  on  Board  the  Sloop  Schooner  and  three  Bat- 
toes,  including  the  Seamen,  Mariners  &",  on  board  before. 
At  3  P.  M.  weighed  Anchor  and  proceeded  down  tbe  Lake 
with  a  small  Breeze.  Sent  on  shore  one  cask  of  Powder  to 
be  divided  among  at  night.  Anchored  at  Button  Hole  Bay 
10  miles  from  C— —  Point,  where  we  lay  all  night. 

Monday  June  5th.  At  4  A.  M.  weighed  anchor,  and  pro- 
ceeded down  the  Lake,  at  10.  went  on  Shore  at Bay 

at  Uay's  Plantation.  Examined  his  large  Battoe  which  I 
found  very  badly  built,  small  Timbers,  weak  and  unfit  for 
any  hard  service,  though  I  found  two  small  Craft,  which  I 
dispatched  the  day  before  in  quest  of  one. 

1775.  June  5.  One  Capt Grant  who,  though  under 

his  Paiole  of  Honor,  had  left  Crown  Point  the  day  before, 
they  informed  me,  they  had  got  10  Leagues  the  Start  of 
them,  and  they  could  not  possibly  come  up  with  them. 
There  I  met  with  one  Host,  an  Indian  Interpreter,  whom  I 
had  sent  with  some  Stockbridge  Indians  to  Eauknowaqghua, 
as  an  Interpreter,  he  informs  being  near  St.  Johns  the  In- 
dians insisted  on  going  directly  there,  and,  being  fearful  of 
being  taken  prison,  was  put  on  shore  and  proceeded  to  Kauk- 
nowaughua,  where  there  was  search  made  for  him  by  Gov. 
Carlton,  and  he  narrowly  escaped  being  taken,  and  says  the 
French  informed  him  the  Stockbridge  Indians  were  im- 
prisoned at  Montreal,  but  on  the  intercessions  of  the  other 
Indians  were  set  at  liberty.  That  Gov.  Carlton  was  at  Mon- 
treal, and  threatened  the  inhabitants  that  unless  the  niep- 
chants  would  defend  the  place  he  would  burn  it,  and  retire 
to  Quebec.    The  Canadians  and  Indians  utterly  refused  join- 


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ing  the  Kings  troops,  and  that  the*^  was  800  Regulars  at  St. 
Johns &"  at  7.  P.  M.  anchored  o{)po8ite  point  Aroach.' 

Tuesday  June  6th.  At  4.  A.  M.  weighed  Anchor,  nt  8  passed 
Point  Asen,'  at  10.  AM.  Anchored  off  Hospital  Island  62 
Leagues  from  St.  Johns,  sent  a  Battoe,  20  men,  in  search 
one  swivel,  &"  &."  Cannon  8  men,  the  two  latter  as  advanced 
Guard  to  the  Aux  Noix  with  directions  to  get  all  possible 
intelligence,  and  in  the  night  to  proceed  within  two  miles  of 
St.  Johns,  and,  if  possible  to  take  any  party  sent  out  from 
there.  Employed  a  number  of  hands  on  shore  baking  bread 
at  night,  but  of  Capt.  Varnums  with  4  men  to  go  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Lake  opposite  St.  Johns  and  discover  the 
town  of ' 

1775.  Wednesday  June  7.  Motions  of  the  enemy  at  4.  P  M. 
The  large  Battoes  returned  from  there,  the  small  cunoes  hav- 
ing proceeded  within  one  mile  of  St.  Johns.  Was  informed 
there  was  300  Regulars  and  soon  after  they  were  chased  by 
a  Battoe  and  ol)liged  to  return.  And  they  also  informed  us 
that  the  Regulars  were  determined  to  pay  us  a  visit  the  next 
day,  sent  out  3  small  boats,  differc.it  scouts,  for  intelligence 
and  put  ourselves  in  the  best  position  of  defence. 

Friday*  June  Sth.  At  8  A.  M.  our  small  yawl  came  in  from 
St.  Johns  and  informed  us  that  they  lay  three  hours  opposite 
the  barracks,  where  the  Regulars  to  the  numl»er  of  300.  men 
were  entrenching.  Our  people  fired  two  shot  at  them  which 
was  returned  by  the  whole  body. 

N.  B.  Wind  Las  been  strong  to  southward  for  three  days. 

AH  hands  employed  baking  Bread,  getting  Timber  for 
Oars,  4%  N.  B.  Gave  one  bbl :  of  Flour  to  Monsieur  Conderet 
who  brought  a  party  of  our  men  to  C'n  Point,  who-had  their 
boat  taken  away. 

Friday  June  9th.  At  5.  A.M.  weighed  anchor  for  C'n 
Point,  Schooner  &  two  large  Battoes.  Left  one  battoe  with 
one  sergeant  and  two  men  to  bring  off  a  French  Family.  At 
9.  met  Capt.  Brown  from  the  Congress,  Lt.  John  Graham 
with  12.  men  from  Saratoga,  the  remainder  of  his  party  left 


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at  Sea  Point.  Fair  wind  at  4.  P.M.  One  of  the  three 
brothers  at  iiij^ht  anchored  above  Highland  Bonnet. 

Sat.  June  10.  At  4.  A.  M.  weighed  anchor,  and  at  5.  P  M. 
anchored  at  C'u  Point,  and  found  that  Col.  Allen,  Col.  Eastou, 
and  Major  Elmore'  had  just  arrived,  and  had  called.* 

Called  a  Council  of  their  officers  and  others  not  belonginj? 
to  my  Regiment,  and  sent  for  Major  Elmore,  who  excused 
himself,  on  which  I  wrote  the  Counsell  that  I  could  not  con- 
sistently with  my  duty  suffer  any  illceral  counsells,  meetings, 
&*,  as  they  tended  to  rcise  a  mutiny,  that  I  was  at  present  the 
only  legal  Commanding  Officer  and  should  not  suffer  my 
command  to  be  disputed,  but  would  willingly  give  up  the 
command  when  any  one  appeared  with  prober  authority  to 
take  it.  This  had  the  desired  eftect,  and  they  gave  up  their 
expectation  of  Commanding. 

Sunday  Jane  11.  Went  on  shore  early,  and  gave  order  to 
have  the  Guard  doubled  to  prevent  any  mutiny  or  disorder. 
Col.  Allen,  Major  Elmore,  Easton  and  others  attempted  pass- 
ing the  Sloop  without  showing  their  pass,  and  were  brought 
to  by  Capt.  Sloan,  and  came  in  show  [shore]  and  when  in 
private  discourse  with  Elmore  intruded  and  insulted  me.  I 
tooke  the  liberty  of  breaking  his  head,  and  on  his  refusing  to 
draw  like  a  gentleman,  he  having  a  hanger  by  his  side,  and 
case  of  loaded  Pistols  in  his  pocket,  I  kicked  him  very 
heartily,  and  ordered  him  from  the  point  immediately.' 
Several  parties  left  the  Point  this  day  for  Ticonderoga,  having 
orders  from  the  Committee  of  Albany  for  that  purpose. 

Monday  June  12.  1775.  People  employed  in  building  Bar- 
acks,  digging  k".    Sent  a  scout  of  5  men  to  St.  Johns,  the 

'  Samnel  Elmore  of  Connecticut 

*  End  of  page  4  of  mannBcript. 

*  The  language  used  here  is  calcalated  to  leave  the  impreBsion  that  it  was 
Major  Elmore  who  was  assaulted  by  Arnold,  and  who  acted  with  so  much 
pusillanimity.  A  letter  written  from  Ticonderoga,  Jane  25th,  and  which 
we  believe  emanated  with  Arnold,  says,  I  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  him 
[Easton]  heartily  kicked  by  Colonel  Arnold,  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  a 
number  of  gentlemen  present,  although  he  wob  armed  with  r  cutlass  and  a 
pair  of  loaded  pistols  in  his  pockets. — See  American  Archives,  4tb  series, 
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Albany  Company  of  men  received  Orders  from  the  Cora- 
ujittee  to  return  to  Fort  George,  and  accordingly  embarked. 
I  went  to  Ticoiidorogtt.  Bent  a  Boat  to  the  mill  for  Boards.* 
1775.  June  18.  Tuesday.  Sent  Oapt.  Oswald  expressed  to 
the  Continental  Congress.*  The  Boat  returned  from  Ihe  mill 
with  boards,  sent  her  to  Ticonderoga.  The  peoplo  employed 
{retting  Oars,  refitting  Barracks.  Sent  a  Boat  with  Skens 
Negroes  to  dig  ore.  Sent  a  Boat  and  20.  men  to  Hay's  place 
to  bring  up  his  large  Battoe. 

Wednesday  June  14<A.  Men  employed  digging  Ball  and 
getting  Timber,  &  making  Oars  and  Tents.  I  went  [sent?] 
to  Cows  Mill  a  Battoe  on  the  E  side  of  the  Lake  to  cut 
Timber  and  hunting.  The  Gunners  employed  in  searching 
and  sealing  the  small  guns.  Carpenters  making  Carriages. 
Sent  two  Boats  to  Ticonderoga  with  Capt.  Buell,  and  Lieut. 
Garrison. 

JV^  B.  Blows  extremely  hard,  N.  N.  E. 

Thursday  June  Ihth.  Blowing  at  N.  N.  E.  k  N.  E.  at  8. 
A.  M.  Sent  a  Boat  across  the  Lake  for  Scout"  Party.  Sent 
there  before.  People  employed  in  getting  Timber  and 
mounting  some  Lumber.    Sent  a  Party  out  hunting. 

Friday  \^ih.  Three  Boats  with  all  the  Carpenters  on  the 
other  side  of  the  Lake,  getting  Timber  for  Skids,  Ores, 
Wheeles  &^  Sent  to  Raymonds  Mills  for  Timber  and  pro- 
visions for  Skine's  Negroes.  Received  a  Whale  Boat  from 
Mt.  Usher.  Capt.  Winnean  [Benjamin  Hinmanj  and  Major 
Elmore  arrived  from  Ticonderoga.  Sent  to  Capt.  Herrick  to 
send  all  the  damaged  Powder  to  Albany  to  be  wrought  over 
anew.' 

1775.  Saturday  June  11.  The  Garrison  employed  in  getting 
Timber,  fixing  Barracks,  making  Oars,  and  digging.    Colo' 

[Hiiiman]  made  a  demand  of  the  command  here,  but 

as  he  produced  no  regular  order  for  the  same  I  refused  giving 
it  up,  on  which  be  embarked  for  Ticonderoga. 


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«  On  Jnly  11  Arnold  wrote  to  Congress  from  Albany  that  he  had  received 
no  answer  to  this  letter.    See  American  Archives,  vol.  ii.,  p.  1647. 

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Sunday  18th.  Blows  heavy  from  the  northward.  The 
Garrison  employed  as  the  proceeding  day. 

N.  B.  The  only  show  of  Rain  this  two  weeks. 

Monday  19tk.  The  wind  continues  blowing  northward,  and 
very  cold.  Sent  Capt.  Brown  in  a  Pe^ranger'  to  take  for  [usj 
as  many  Gun  carriages  as  the  Boat  w  ill  carry.  Five  returned 
from  a  Scout  to  St.  Johns  and  says  there  is  800  Regulars 
there,  with  three  pair  Cannon,  and  two  Mortars,  entrenching 
&%  which  is  confirmed  by  Mr.  Udney  Hay  who  arrived  from 
there  this  morning. 

N.  B.  The  Garrison  employed  an  usual.  Published  an 
Ordnance  for  the  better  regulation  of  Suttlers  and  retailers 
of  Liquors,  as  they  were  heretofore  sold  at  an  extravigant 
price.* 

1775.  Tuesday  Juile  20th.  The  Garrison  employed  in 
building  a  Guard  House,  fixing  the  barracks,  and  helving 
Axes  Hoes,  &•=  N.  B.  This  day  lined  out  an  entrenchment 
across  the  point  where  I  propose  mounting  15.  9|  Pounders, 
which  secures  the  redoubt  and  rampart  for  2000.  men. 

Wednesday  21st.  The  Garrison  employed  in  fixing  Barracks 
getting  down  and  mounting  Cannon,  the  Carpenters  at  work 
on  a  Guard  House,  Wheels,  &"  and  at  6.  P.  M.  Major  Elmore 
arrived  here  with  three  Companies  of  men  from  Ticonderoga, 
arrived  Mr.  Nicholson,  from  Philad%  Mr.  Price, — the  latter  a 
gent  from  Montreal. 

Thursday.  22d  June.  People  employed  as  on  the  previous 
day.   Carpenters  turning  Carriage  Wheels,  getting  Timber  &". 

Arrived  here  three  gentlemen  from  the  Pro\  incial  Congress 
of  Massachusetts  Bay,  viz.  named  Wra.  Spooiier,  Sullivan. 

Friday  2Zd.  Carpenters  employed  as  usual,  People  on  duty 
and  sealing  Guns.  Arrived  here  the  gentlemen  from  the 
Congress  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  Walter  Spooner  Jedidirh 
Foster,  &  James  Sullivan  Esq.  to  whom  I  have  resigned  my 
commission,  not  being  able  to  hold  it  longer  with  honor, 
accordingly  wrote  Capt.  Herrick  to  give  up  the  command  to 

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Capt.  Elisiia  Sheldon,  Capt.  John  Bigelow,  &*.> 

1776.  Saturday  June  2ith.  Applied  to  the  Committee  from 
the  Massachusetts  Bay  for  Cash  for  Regiment  which  they 
refused.  I  am  reduced  to  great  extremity,  not  being  able  to 
pay  off  the  people  who  are  in  great  want  of  necessaries,  and 
much  in  debt.  This  gives  nie  great  trouble  to  pacify  them 
and  prevent  disturbances.  At  noon  went  oa  Board  to  Din- 
ner, and  while  at  dinner  I  was  confined  in  the  great  Cabin 
by  People  who  maimed  an<l  sent  a  Boat  after  the  Committee 
from  the  Congress,  who  had  left  this  place  for  Ticonderoga 
about  2  hours  before.  I  complained  much  of  the  insult  offered 
me,  and  received  for  answer  that  they — personall  ill  will, 
but  were  determined  to  stop  the  Committee  and  oblige  them 
to  pay  off  the  Regiment  or  at  least  some  part  as  will  enable 
tbern  to  go  home  to  their  families  with  honor.  At  4.  P.  M. 
arrived  Capt.  Mathews  with  6.  bbls.  Pork  from  Ticonderoga. 
At  night  came  on  board  Capt.  Sheldon  and  Capt.  Bigelow  to 
see  me,  had  a  rumor  Df  an  engagement  at  Cambridge  between 
the  Regulars  and  the  Provincials  in  which  it  is  said  there  is 
many  thousand  killed  on  both  sides. 


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